1 Esdras 4:7-9

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⁷ And yet he is only one man! If he tells them to kill, they kill; if he tells them to release, they release;^{(A) 8} if he tells them to attack, they attack; if he tells them to lay waste, they lay waste; if he tells them to build, they build; ⁹ if he tells them to cut down, they cut down; if he tells them to plant, they plant.^(B)